Castle Of Belmez
Castillo de Belmez is a small fortress located in Bélmez, northwest of Córdoba, in the Province of Córdoba, Spain. It is visible from any angle, as it sits on top of a high limestone rocky outcrop. The neighboring municipalities of Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo, Espiel and Fuente Obejuna Fuente Obejuna is a Spanish town in the province of Córdoba, autonomous community of Andalusia. The municipality has a population of around 5,000 inhabitants. Fuente Obejuna is located 98 km from the provincial capital, Córdoba. It was ... are viewable from the castle. References {{coord, 38.2742, -5.2125, type:landmark_region:ES, display=title Castles in Andalusia 13th-century fortifications ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Belmez Castillo , an apparently paranormal phenomenon in Bélmez de la Moraleda
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Belmez may refer to: * Belmez, a village in Córdoba, Andalucia, Spain *Bélmez de la Moraleda, a city in Jaén, Andalusia, Spain *Belmez (horse) a thoroughbred racehorse. See also *Bélmez Faces The Bélmez Faces or the Faces of Bélmez (, ) is an alleged paranormal phenomenon in a private house in Spain. The phenomenon started in 1971 when residents claimed images of faces appeared in the concrete floor of the house. Located at the P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Belmez, Córdoba
right Belmez is a village and municipality with () inhabitants in Córdoba, Andalucia, Spain. It is usually confused with Bélmez de la Moraleda, a village in the Province of Jaén (Spain) Jaén () is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ciudad Real, Albacete, Granada and Córdoba. Its capital is Jaén city. Its area is 13,484 km². Its p ..., because the resemblance of their names: "Belmez" (Córdoba) and "Bélmez" (Jaén). References Municipalities in the Province of Córdoba (Spain) {{andalusia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Province Of Córdoba (Spain)
Córdoba (), also called Cordova in English, is one of the 50 provinces of Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the Andalusian provinces of Málaga, Seville, Jaén, and Granada, the Extremaduran province of Badajoz and the province of Ciudad Real, which is part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Its area is 13,769 km2. History A royal decree of 30 November 1833, created the Province of Córdoba ( along with 48 other provinces), which was formed by joining the towns of the Kingdom of Córdoba and the following towns until then located in Badajoz: Belalcázar, Fuente la Lancha, Hinojosa del Duque, and Villanueva del Duque. Population development The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) ImageSize = width:600 height:auto barincrement:30 PlotArea = left:40 bottom:40 top:20 right:20 DateF ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo
Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo is a Municipality located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 385 inhabitants. Its postal code is 14200. It is a mining town located in the Sierra Morena, at the northern end of Córdoba Province near Extremadura. History The name of the present-day town originated in the merger of the towns of Peñarroya and Pueblonuevo del Terrible in 1927. The town of Pueblonuevo del Terrible had its name from a fierce dog that had lived there in the past and according to the legend, he discovered the charcoal in the area. The dog had been nicknamed ''"Terrible"''. The Battle of Peñarroya took place between 5 January and 4 February 1939 towards the end of the Spanish Civil War in the area of the town, which was located near the Extremaduran front line.Antony Beevor Sir Antony James Beevor, (born 14 December 1946) is a British military historian. He has published several popular historical work ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Espiel
Espiel is a city located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (other) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (other) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...), the city has a population of 2422 inhabitants. References External linksEspiel- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía Municipalities in the Province of Córdoba (Spain) {{Andalusia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fuente Obejuna
Fuente Obejuna is a Spanish town in the province of Córdoba, autonomous community of Andalusia. The municipality has a population of around 5,000 inhabitants. Fuente Obejuna is located 98 km from the provincial capital, Córdoba. It was made famous by Lope de Vega's play ''Fuenteovejuna'' about the uprising that took place there in 1476. Etymology Although Fuente Obejuna is the official name, the town is also known as Fuente Ovejuna and Fuenteovejuna. Before the creation of the '' Real Academia Española'', the use of "b" and "v" was different from what it is today, and because of that fact Fuente Obejuna can be written in several ways, Some people have related the name of this town to the Roman villa ''Fons Mellaria'' ("honey fountain", whence the Spanish demonym ''mellarienses'') that was situated in the municipality of Fuente Obejuna, 5 km from the urban area, at Masatrigos hill, a place where Roman remains have been found. From this name ''Fuente Abejuna'' ("be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Castles In Andalusia
The castles in Spain were built mainly for the country's defense, particularly with respect to fortification. During the Middle Ages, northern Christian kingdoms had to secure their borders with their Muslim southern neighbours, thus forcing both Christian and Muslim kings to grant border fiefs to their liege noblemen so as to keep and maintain defensive fortresses. When the Reconquista advanced, those border castles lost their initial purpose, and, as in the rest of medieval Europe, they were used as noble residences and fief-keeps. Sporadic threats of war maintained their initial military purposes as enemy invasions were common. In some locations, such as the Basque country, fiefdoms did not exist as such, and noble families could not afford nor did they need huge fortresses, giving rise to many tower houses. In Muslim Spain many castle-palaces were built: the petty ''taifa'' kingdoms that arose after the fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba were militarily weak thus castles beg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |